Nicoya Stone Seat
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Nicoya Stone Seat

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This sculpted stone seat (1000–1350) from the Gran Nicoya region features a dramatic open-mouthed creature, possibly a jaguar or supernatural being. Such thrones symbolized elite power and connection to the spiritual world, often used in rituals to invoke protective or ancestral forces through animal embodiment.